The contents include:
- The Year in Review by Carl Smith, N4AA
- PJ2/W5MPC, October 10-15, 2010 by Mike Corey, KI1U
- ST0R Story by Antonio Gonzalez, EA5RM/ST0R
- Clinton B. DeSoto Challenge standings
- 2011 DXCC Annual List"4S, SRI LANKA (IOTA Op)
Members of Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL)
will be active as 4S7LGT from the Beruwala lighthouse (ILLW LK0002) on
Barberyn Island (AS-171) during the International Lighthouse/Lightship
Weekend (ILLW), August 18-19th. Activity will be on the HF bands using
CW and SSB. QSL via Bureau. For more info, please visit:

9M2, WEST MALAYSIA
Champ, E21EIC, will be active as 9M2/E21EIC during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
Look for activity before and after the contest. Champ is expected to be
there between November 23-27th. QSL direct to E21EIC. JAs QSL via JR5XPG.
NO eQSLs. Visit his Web page at:

A2, BOTSWANA (Update/Correction)
Arnold, WB6OJB, will be active as A25JK
(not A25JB) from the Lotsane Game and Safari Lodge in the extreme eastern
part of Botswana between July 24-31st. He plans to be on the air every
day. Activity will be on HF bands, 40-10 meters using mostly SSB with
some CW. He will use an Icom 746PRO, an Expert 1K amplifier, a Tennadyne
T6 antenna with a vertical Butternut HF2V for 40 and 80 meters. Arnold
states,

"My wife, Joan and I go to southern Africa almost every year. We
have done some missionary work in the past and continue to bring medicines
to the medical clinics in the the areas we visit." QSL direct to his home
callsign. He states, "For QSL DX stations please send 2 stamps and a 4x6
envelope. For State side QSL please send stamped 4x6 envelope. My QSL
cards are unique and slightly larger than regular QSL cards. State side
donation would be appreciated because of the cost of the cards."

CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND (Update)
The CY9M St. Paul Island DXpedition is
now active until August 1st. Activity will be on all bands between 160-6
meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They announced on Tuesday:
"Please note that CY9M will work SPLIT throughout the entire expedition
(except during the IOTA contest)." Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1826.5, 3526, 7026, 10106, 14026, 18076, 21026, 24896 and 28026 kHzSSB - 3793, 7185, 14215, 18160, 21295, 24950 and 28485 kHzRTTY - 7035, 10145, 18105, 21090, 24925 and 28090 kHz6m - 50105/CW and 50105/SSB
All contacts will be verified via LoTW after their activity, and for
those who want paper QSLs, Tim Beaumont, M0URX, will be the QSL Manager.
The log will be available through ClubLog.
Remember, the following media pages are available for this operation at:

DX MAGAZINE ARTICLE (Info Needed!)
"Dee" Logan, W1HEO, is researching
an article on the rising costs of DXpeditons for the DX Magazine, and
would like to hear from DXpeditioners for their comments on how to cover
the rising costs of DXpeditions. Specific areas of interest: examples of
specific costs and reasons for their larger amounts, and suggestions for
new sources or approaches to donations. Comments are requested within the
next two weeks. Respond to W1HEO at: deverelogan@gmail.comDXPEDITION VIDEOS OF THE WEEK
With more and more DXpeditions putting
their videos on YouTube and other Web services, we decided to list them
(possibly) each week. For this week's listings:

If you have a DXpedition 'video' available on the Web and would like to
have it listed in the OPDX, PLEASE send the URL to use and we will publish
it.
E2, THAILAND
Champ, E21EIC, will be active as E21EIC during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL direct to E21EIC. JAs QSL via JR5XPG. NO eQSLs. Visit his Web page
at:

IOTA NEWSAS-008. Takeshi "TAKE", JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/JI1 from
Shikine Island (North Izu Island) between 0800z, July 27th
and 0000z, July 30th. Activity during the RSGB IOTA Contest,
Take will be signing JI3DST/1 (only). Operations will be on
40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY and PSK31.
In case of heavy rain or other conditions, the operation
condition may vary, but he will be active during the IOTA
contest. QSL info for JI3DST/JI1 and JI3DST/1 is available
on (QRZ.com).AS-018. Operators Yuri/RA0FU, Vlad/RC0F and Igor/RU0FM will be active
as RU0FM from Sakhalin Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Single-TX/High-Power entry. QSL
via RU0FM.AS-074. Ian, 9M2FB, will be active from Pulau Ketam Island (Crab Island)
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
CW-Mode/24HRS entry. QSL via 9M2FB.AS-099. Operators Nuri/TA3X, Can/TA3GO, Mehmet/TA3ATA and Selim/TA3TTT
will be active as TC0P from Celebi Island during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Single-TX entry. QSL via
TA3X (see (QRZ.com)).EU-014. Patrick, ON4HIL, will be active as TK/OT2A from the Island of
Corsica during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). He will
use a K3 into a G5RV. QSL via ON4HIL.EU-025. Joe, IT9RZU, will be active from Sicily Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign, by the
Bureau or LoTW.EU-040. Operators Jorge/CT1BOL, Augusto/CT1BZG, Jose/CT1DSV, Joaquim/
CT1DZR, Antonio/CT1ENV, Joel/CT1HXB and Mino/CT1IZW will be
active as CR5B from Berlenga Grande Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Island entry. QSL
via CT1BOL.EU-042. Peter, DC1HPS, will be active as homecall/p from Pellworm
Island (DID N-23, WLOTA 1188) during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th). He will be there between July 27-29th. QSL
via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.EU-047. By the time you read this, operator Dominik/DL5EBE, Ric/DL2VFR,
Klaus/DL7UXG and Friedrich/DL4BBH will be active as DM50IOTA
from Borkum Island for an early start just before the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). The group will be a Multi-Op/
High-Power entry. QSL via Bureau ­ if you really need a direct
QSL go via DL2VFR. ADDED NOTE: This is the second German Island
group activated by DM50IOTA during the 50th IOTA Marathon.
DM50IOTA will activate all German IOTA during that time. If
you have worked DM50IOTA from all German IOTA by the end of
2013 you can apply for a special award.EU-055. Operators Bjørn/LA6SFA, Morten/LA7XIA, Knut/LA9RY, Gerald/LA0HK,
Vikingstad/LA9YGA and Nils/LA6IOA will be active as LN4C from Bokn
Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/
24HRS entry. QSL via LA4C.EU-064. Members of the Provins ARC will active as F9IE from Noirmoutier
Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-
Op/Island/Mixed-Mode/24HRS/Low-Power entry. QSL via F9IE, direct
or by the Bureau.EU-066. Operators Vasily/RU3SD, Sergei/UA3SKV and R3S-367 (SWL) will
be active as RK3SWB/1 from Solovetskiy Island (possibly
Anzerskiy Island) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th)
as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com).EU-081. Antoine, F5RAB, will be active as F5RAB/P from Ile du Large
(DIFM MA-001, WLOTA L0060, DPLF PB-052, WW Loc IN99KL, DFCF50-
013 Fort de l'île du large) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/24HRS/DXpedition/Low-Power
entry. He will use 100 watts into a dipole. QSL via his home
callsign. He mentions that access to the island is very re-
stricted, landing depends highly on the weather conditions
and is dangerous, so he is not sure he'll be on the air in
time for the contest.EU-084. Mel, SM0MPV, will be active as SK0HS/0 (the Hässelby Strand's
Sea Scout group's callign) from Blido Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/SSB-Mode/
Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or by the Bureau.EU-120. A small group of operators will be active as MX0LDG from Lundy
Island between October 11-16th. They will have 2 stations on
the air between 0600-0000 each day - the islands power closes
down at midnight each day. Activity will be on SSB and possibly
some Digital modes. The equipment will consist of a Elekraft
K3 and KPA500 amp, a Kenwood TS590s and Expert 1KW amp, and a
Icom IC706 as a backup radio. Antennas will be 2 G3XTQ Hex-
beams built by MW0JZE

and
a Vertical for 40m. Operators mentioned are John/M5JON (Team
Leader), Pete/M0ILT, Ant/MW0JZE and Chris/G1VDP. A special QSL
card will be available through the team's manager Tim, M0URX,
and all logs will be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog. Please use
the OQRS on Tim's Web site

DO NOT
SEND CARDS FOR THIS ACTIVATION VIA THE BUREAU PLEASE USE OQRS.
EU-121. Gerard, EI5KF, will be active as EI5KF/P from Lohehort Battery,
Bere Island, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a
Single-Op/12HRS/CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via EI5KF.EU-123. Operators Tom/MM0BHX, Gordon/MM0GPZ, Iain/GM0OQV, Philip/
GM0LIR and Brian/GM0EGI will be active as GM0B from Isle of
Bute during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op
entry. QSL via MM0BHX.EU-130. Operators Ivan/IV3CTS, Marijan/S56A and Goran/YT7AW will be
active as IL3/IV3CTS from Grado Island during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via the
Bureau.EU-136. Marcus, DL3NCI, will be active as 9A/DL3NCI from Losinj Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/CW-
Mode/12HRS/QRP/Low-Power entry. He will be there ± 2 days out-
side of the contest and operating holiday style. QSL via his
home callsign.EU-136. Neven, 9A5YY, will be active from Losinj Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/
12HRS/QRP/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.EU-164. Operators Tom/DL2RMC and Heiko/DL1RTL will be active as
TK/homecall from Piana Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th) as Single-Ops/12HRS/CW-Mode entry. They
will use a vertical antenna. Tom will run QRP, while Heiko
runs Low-Power. QSL via their home callsigns.EU-170. Matus, HA9MDN, will be active as 9A/HA9MDN from Vir Island
between July 28th and August 4th. Activity will include the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). Operations will be on SSB,
RTTY and SSTV. QSL via HA9MDN, by the Bureau or eQSL.EU-182. A Russian-Ukrainian team of nine operators will participate
in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as UT/UA3A from
Ochakovsky Island (WFF: URFF-006, WW Grid: KN45TJ). Operators
mentioned are Vlad/UA3A, George/RQ7M, R6LP, Vlad/RJ3FF,
Liliya/RN3AQU, Andrei/UA3EDP, Mike/UA3EKG, Boris/UT7UT and
Nikolay/UX0FF. Look for the operators outside of contest to
sign UT/UA3A, UT/RQ7M, UT/R6LP, UT/RJ3FF, UT/RN3AQU, UT/UA3EDP,
UT/UA3EKG, UT7UT/P and UX0FF/P. QSL UT/UA3A via UA3A, by the
Bureau dor direct.NA-026. Mike, N2GC, will be active from Long Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode entry.
QSL via LoTW.NA-031. John, NY6DX, will be active as NY6DX/1 from Block Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
12HRS/Low-Power. QSL via his homecall, LoTW or eQSL.NA-046. Howard, K1VSJ, will be active from Martha's Vineyard during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/
Unassited/24HRS entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct or
by the Bureau.NA-059. Tim, NL8F, will be active from Unalaska Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL
via K8NA.NA-143. Members of the Cavalla Historical Society Radio Club will be
active as N5BPS from Pelican Island, near Galveston, TX, during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). They will be operating
from the radio room on board of USS Stewart at Seawolf Memorial
Park. QSL via N5BPS - SASE appreciated.SA-046. A group of Brazilian operators will be active as PX7C from
Itamaraca Island, Brazil, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are
Antonio/PY7OO, Benedito/PY7VI and Jim/PY7XC. QSL via PY7CRA.J49, CRETE (IOTA Contest)
Operators Manos/SV9JI, Dimis/SV9COL, John/
SV9CJO, Georgios/SV9DJO, George/SV9GPV, Manolis/SV9IOI, Konstantinos/SV9OFS
and Christo/LZ3FN will be active as J49A from Falaserna Beach, near Chania
City the west part of Crete (EU-015) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to SV9GPV.KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (July 23-29th)

N8, UNITED STATES (Special Event)
Look for special event station N8M
operating from the Henry Ford/Greenfield Village (Detroit) Maker Faire,
July 28-29th. Activity will be on all bands and modes, including the
satellite and 6 meters. Satellite operations will be active on all modes
on as many passes as possible. QSL via the info on the Ford Amateur Radio
League Web site at:

"A limited
Market Reef (OJ0) activation during the IOTA Contest -- Next Friday morning
on the 27th of July, a group consisting of G3TXF, G3XTT, SM0DZB and SM0W
will attempt to land on Market Reef (OJ0), now from Sweden, with a small
boat to activate the Reef during the IOTA contest as OJ0R, EU-053. During
last winter the Lighthouse on the Reef lost all permanent antennas plus
the wind generator, so the team will put up several vertical antennas and
dipoles and run modest power.
The main goal for the team on this trip will be to prepare for a new
permanent antenna installation that will be done later in August. SM0W
will also collaborate with the Finnish Lighthouse Society to find a good
permanent solution for the electricity for future activations. They will
still try to keep at least one station open for the IOTA contest. The
team will try to leave the Reef early Monday morning on the 30th of July,
says team leader Teemu, SM0W. QSL OJ0R via G3TXF. For more information
see:

"Preparation of antennas and gear progress successful.
Between August 17-19th, the whole team will gather at PW2D contest station
to test antennas and stations that will be used in the expedition. At this
time each one will carry back home the items that will be transported as
individual baggage in the airlines. Unfortunately, excess baggage is a
main concern mainly within the Pacific island flights.
As previously announced the group is very committed to put a meaningful
effort on Low Bands and Six meters.
We would like to thank clubs, companies and individuals for their
donations and for making this Dxpedition possible. Donations will certainly
enhance our performance, enabling us to take better antennas and gears.
Our QSL policy has also been improved to better match people's needs.
Five different QSO confirmation possibilities are available including a
fast track for donors.
Details can be checked at: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/ "

TO2, ST. BARTHELEMY (Update to OPDX.1068)
Ludovic, HB9EOU, will be
active as TO2D from St. Barthelemy Island (NA-146) during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29the) as a Single-Op/SSB-Mode/24HRS entry. QSL via
HB9EOU, direct or by the Bureau. He currently on the island with Andre,
HB9CVC, until August 4th. For more details and udates, visit:

TT8, CHAD
Members of the "Italian Dxpedition Team" will be active as
TT8TT from N'Djamena, Chad, during October 2012 (specific dates to be
announced). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
Suggested frequencies are:

Operators have not yet been announced, but the pilot station is IK7JWY.
QSL direct via I2YSB. QSL by the Bureau via IK2CIO. Logs will be posted
to LoTW within six months. A TT8TT survey (for needs), a log search and
an OQRS are all available on their Web page at:

Look for more details to be forthcoming.
V6, MICRONESIA
Masatuki, JH1DVG, will be active as V63JX from Pohnpei
Island (OC-010) between November 23-26th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10
meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.V8, BRUNEI (Update/Press Release)
The follwing are edited excerpts from
a press release (#4) sent out on July 25th, by the "Mediterraneo DX Club":

"Great news from Brunei! Thanks to the efforts, made during the past weeks
by the V84SMD team, the Magic Band will come back. -- Members of a 18
multi-national DXpedition team organized to be active between November
11-23rd by the Italian Mediterraneo DX Club, has obtained a 50 MHz license
and will now be able to put up a dedicated antenna for this band!
This is a real great target reached by the team, and just as a reminder,
they will be active on all bands/modes, 24 hours per day because the six
meters band from V8 land has come back on air after a silence of more than
10 years! So, all of the team is very happy to give to the DX community
this great opportunity to work them on 6m. Once again the very motivated
and professional V84SMD guys are asking for support to help them in any
way -- even with small donations. Please, don't miss any updated news by
visiting (from time to time), the DXpedition official Web site at:

PLEASE NOTE: This document is revised often. They request that you do not
distribute out-of-date versions.
2. The book VK0IR Heard Island, by KK6EK (1997, PDF files, various sizes,
entire book 100 MB):

(The book is available in parts -- see Web page)
Bob states on the Web page,

"Currently we are elaborating the scientific
program for the expedition and adding to the list of candidates for the
team. We are pleased to have Jean-Michel Cousteau as Honorary Expedition
Leader and Joe Taylor N1JT (Nobel physics) as Honorary DXpedition Leader.
If you have interest in being involved in the project as a team member,
advisor, scientist, sponsor, or in any other capacity, we would welcome
your inquiry."

VP2V, BRITISH VIGRIN ISLANDS (Update)
Steve, AA7V, will once again be
active as VP2V/homecall from Virgin Gorda (Tortola) between September
26th and October 1st. He mentions that he will be in the CQWW DX RTTY
Contest (September 29-30th), and probably won't take a keyer/paddles and
possibly a microphone. Steve states,

"I will lug my Ameritron amp down
there and (hopefully) run 400w. I have a G5RV and an 80/40 trap dipole
which will both hang off the porch of one of those cliffside villas. If
any time, I will try 17 meter RTTY. Thank goodness no 160 in this contest."

QSL via AA7V direct or LoTW. NO BUREAU QSLS. ADDED NOTE: Also look for
Art/N3DXX and Steve/AA7V, to be going to Virgin Gorda, BVI, starting
Wednesday November 21st through (tentative) Monday December 3rd. They
will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Multi-Single
entry and the ARRL 160m CW Contest (November 30th-December 2nd) with
N3DXX as a Single op (tentative) using the callsign VP2V/AA7V. They
will run high power/400w for both contests. Outside of the contests,
they will be on the WARC bands possibly, if time permits. QSL LoTW or
direct. NO BUREAU QSLS.
WAEDC CW CONTEST
Helmut, DF7ZS, WAEDC Manager, would like to remind
everyone that between 0000z Saturday, August 11th and 2359z Sunday,
August 12th, the next edition of the "Worked All Europe DX Contest CW"
is hitting the HF bands again! They would appreciate your participation
in this exciting event. Complete rules can be found here: